SCIENTIFIC AXD POPULAR. 125' 



b. C. mdxima Duchesne. Tropical Asia, widely cult. Squash, 

 (formerly Squanter-squash, from Indian Askutasquash), Vine- 

 applell, Winter Squash, Turban Squash, Large Gourd or Pom- 

 pion of England, \'egetable-raarrow. Varieties are the Hubbard, 

 Boston Marrow, etc. Fr. Courge potiron (Codex). Fruit 

 esculent. 



c C, mosclidta Duchesne. Tropical Asia, widely cult. Crook- 

 neck Squash; China, Cushaw or Canada Crook-neck, Winter 

 Crook-neck Squash. Fruit esculent. 



d. C. Pepo L. North America, widely cult. Pumpkin (of Amer- 

 ica), Pompion. The type is the common Field or Yellow 

 Pumpkin. Among the varieties are the Scallop Squashes, 

 the Summer Crook-neck or Warty Squashes and some of the 

 ornamental Gourds. Fruit generally esculent, although of 

 coarse fibre. Se^ch; Pepo, U. S. P., Semen peponis, Semina 

 cucurbitse, Pumpkin seeds, Ger. Klirbissamen, Kiirbiskorner, 

 Graumontsamen; Fr. Semences de potirons; taenicide, emollient 

 (One of the four "cold seeds", the others beinp those of melon, 

 cucumber and gourd). 



616. CUMINUM, L. Cumin. Uuibelliferae. 



The ancient Greek name. Herb with aromatic fruit. One 

 species. 



a. C. Cyminum L. (C. odorum Salisb. ). Northern Africa, cult. 

 in southern Europe, etc. Cumin (Cummin), Sweet Cumin. 

 Fruit, Fructus cumini (cymini). Semen cumini; Ger. Hafer- 

 kiimmel, Kramkiimmel, Mutterkiimmel, Pfefferkuramel, Rom- 

 ischer Klimmel; Fr. Cumin (Codex); Sp. Comino; carminative, 

 resembling caraway. 



616. CUSILA, L. - Stone-mint, etc. - Labiatae. 

 The Latin name of an Origanum. Syra. Hedyosmos, Satu- 



reia, in part. Herbs or low ahrubs. About 15 species, all 

 American; 1 in U. S. 



a. C. origanoides (L. ) Britton (S. origanoides L. 1753, Cunila 

 Mariana L. 1759, H. origanoides Kze. ). New York to Ohio 

 and south to Florida. American Dittany, Stone Mint, Sweet 

 Horse-mint, Mountain Dittany, Wild Basil, High Pennyroyal, 

 Maryland Cunila. Herb diaphoretic. 



617. CUPRESSUS, L, - Cypress. - Pinaceae. 

 The ancient Greek name, whence the English word Cypress. 



Evergreen tr^es. About 12 species, temperate regions, Europe,. 

 Asia and North America; 5 in U. S. 



a. C. macrocdrpa Hartweg. California. Monterey Cypress. 



b. C. semp^rvirens L. Persia and the Levant. Cypress tree, 



Oriental or European Cypress. 



618. CtJRCAS, Adans. Purging-nut. Eiiphorbiaceae. 



Syn. Jatropha, in part. Herbs or shrubs, tropical America, 



